Games like UFO: Aftershock
If UFO: Aftershock is your kind of game, the closest matches are UFO: Aftermath, Polaris Sector and UFO: Afterlight — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About UFO: Aftershock: UFO: Aftershock is a combination of tactical squad combat and global strategy that enhances and expands upon its prequel, UFO: Aftermath.
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UFO: Aftermath
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Top pick for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
UFO: Aftermath is a 3D isometric, tactical strategy game with a rich and compelling sci fi story.
Polaris Sector
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Second-strongest match for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.
UFO: Afterlight
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Third-strongest match for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
The story is situated on Mars. It starts where UFO: Aftermath left off and runs simultaneously with UFO: Aftershock. While the Laputans on Earth are fighting Wargots and Starghosts and finding out what caused the destruction of their home planet, a small colony on Mars is trying to survive and flourish.
Infested Planet
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Ranked #4 for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
FTL: Faster Than Light
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Ranked #5 for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
The Red Solstice
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Ranked #6 for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
Startopia
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
Star Wolves 3: Civil War
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Ranked #8 for UFO: Aftershock fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
Large-scale battles have become a vestige of the past, depleting resources of conflicting parties. Settled space, where welfare and order had reigned, has become a cemetery for dead ships which is flooded with pirates and adventurists.
Reviewers mention these as similar to UFO: Aftershock
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Reviewers of UFO: Aftershock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
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UFO: Afterlight
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Reviewers of UFO: Aftershock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
The story is situated on Mars. It starts where UFO: Aftermath left off and runs simultaneously with UFO: Aftershock. While the Laputans on Earth are fighting Wargots and Starghosts and finding out what caused the destruction of their home planet, a small colony on Mars is trying to survive and flourish.
UFO: Aftermath
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Reviewers of UFO: Aftershock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
UFO: Aftermath is a 3D isometric, tactical strategy game with a rich and compelling sci fi story.
X-COM: UFO Defense
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Reviewers of UFO: Aftershock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
WHY THIS
Reviewers of UFO: Aftershock cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with UFO: Aftershock.
Reviewers of UFO: Aftershock cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below UFO: Aftershock at current Steam store prices.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Party Hard
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.
Russian Life Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part of an exciting life-long story.
Achievement Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under UFO: Aftershock on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
Feel like a real Achievement hunter! Earn Achievements, upgrades and get the most Achievements on steam!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
PlanetSide 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.
Alien Swarm
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
Endless Sky
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Unnamed Space Idle
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with UFO: Aftershock.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
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Frequently asked about UFO: Aftershock
- Does UFO: Aftershock work on Steam Deck?
- UFO: Aftershock is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does UFO: Aftershock cost?
- UFO: Aftershock is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to UFO: Aftershock?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside UFO: Aftershock are UFO: Aftermath, Polaris Sector, UFO: Afterlight.
- Who developed UFO: Aftershock?
- UFO: Aftershock was developed by ALTAR Interactive and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
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